Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Haiti
Haiti: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 0.16 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Haiti, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 0.16 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.8% on the previous year and up 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Haiti peaked at 0.28 terawatt-hours in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.07 terawatt-hours, in 2016.
Haiti ranks 161st of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Haiti, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.28 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.28 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.26 terawatt-hours | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.25 terawatt-hours | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.26 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.26 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.27 terawatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.15 terawatt-hours | -44.4% |
| 2008 | 0.18 terawatt-hours | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2 terawatt-hours | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.17 terawatt-hours | -15.0% |
| 2011 | 0.12 terawatt-hours | -29.4% |
| 2012 | 0.22 terawatt-hours | +83.3% |
| 2013 | 0.14 terawatt-hours | -36.4% |
| 2014 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | -35.7% |
| 2015 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 0.13 terawatt-hours | +85.7% |
| 2018 | 0.19 terawatt-hours | +46.2% |
| 2019 | 0.17 terawatt-hours | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 0.14 terawatt-hours | -17.6% |
| 2021 | 0.13 terawatt-hours | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.19 terawatt-hours | +46.2% |
| 2023 | 0.19 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | -15.8% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 0.16 terawatt-hours is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.03 terawatt-hours, 5% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 0.16 terawatt-hours is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.92 terawatt-hours, 17% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Haiti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +85.7% | 0.07 terawatt-hours | 0.13 terawatt-hours |
| 2012 | +83.3% | 0.12 terawatt-hours | 0.22 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.239 terawatt-hours | 0.15 terawatt-hours | 0.28 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.138 terawatt-hours | 0.07 terawatt-hours | 0.22 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.162 terawatt-hours | 0.13 terawatt-hours | 0.19 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 158 Togo 0.21 terawatt-hours compare
- 159 Sierra Leone 0.2 terawatt-hours compare
- 160 Aruba 0.17 terawatt-hours compare
- 161 Cape Verde 0.16 terawatt-hours compare
- 161 Guam 0.16 terawatt-hours compare
- 164 Central African Republic 0.14 terawatt-hours compare
More climate change data for Haiti
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.86 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,129 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,687 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,441 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 158.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 428.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 119.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 308.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.4516 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Haiti?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Haiti was 0.16 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.28 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.07 terawatt-hours in 2016.
- How does Haiti rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Haiti ranks 161st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.